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Objectives
EU comprehensive regulations in the field of safety and health of workers at work is the main issue of this module. It aims to explain general principles concerning the prevention of occupational risks and safety and health protection, with a particular emphasis on chemicals, elimination of risk and accident factors, national laws and/or practices and training of workers and their representatives, as well as general guidelines for their implementation. Where appropriate this is illustrated with regulations from some of EU countries (Germany, Spain...).
Knowledge: At the end of the course students are expected to:
- which EU regulations are relevant for occupational safety and health
- objectives, scope and requirements of overall directive
- requirements for special personnel assigned to deal with occupational safety and health
- what is dangerous good
- dangerous good classification
- what means transport of dangerous goods
- ADR- Contents and scope
- responsibilities and training of personnel
- security regulations.
In the are of chemical, at the end of the course a student will know to answer
- What is REACH?
- What is GHS?
- What do GHS and REACH have to do with each other?
- What are main requirements of REACH and GHS?
- What are ways to communicate and label a hazard?
- What are main problems in implementation?
The Skills and Competences acquired will be thos related to the application of the EU regulation in industry.
Course Content by Units
I GENERAL:
Unit 1: Introduction to occupational health and safety
Unit 2: Directive 89/391/EC: Overall directive "occupational safety"
Unit 3: Separate directive in terms of article 16 of directive 89/391/EC
Unit 4: Special personnel for occupational safety: Example Germany
- Specialists for occupational safety / work doctor/ safety representative occupational medics and first-aid-helpers
II. CHEMICALS
Unit 1: Introduction REACH and GHS
Unit 2: Regulation (EG) 1907/2006 (REACH)
Unit 3: Classification, labeling and packaging of substances and mixtures (GHS-regulation)
TRANSPORT
Unit 1: Introduction
Unit 2: Classification of dangerous goods
Unit 3: Documentation
Unit 4: Description of vehicles, transportation, receptacles and equipment
Unit 5: Marking, labeling and orange-coloured plates
Unit 6: Accomplishment of carriage , transport regulations
Unit 7: Duties, responsibilities and sanctions
Unit 8: Steps to be taken after incidents and accidents
Teaching Methods
The course includes:
- introductory note explaining aim and structure of the course, and used methodology as well
- ex cathedra lecturing illustrated by number of examples
- review of main topics in the end of each lecturing unit
- one collective exercise
- preparation for final exam by repetition of all course units and main issues
- final exam
Literature
REACH Risk analysis of chemicals
- Transparencies
- Additional material
GHS Glossary
ADR Transport of dangerous materials
- Transparencies
- Additional training material
ADR 2009
Table of contents
Forward- Non-formal introduction to the ADR published by European Commission.
ADR Agreement
Annex A
Part 1 - General provisions and provisions concerning dangerous substances and articles
Part 2 - Classification
Part 3 - Dangerous goods list, special provisions and exemptions related to limited and excepted quantities
Part 4 - Packing and tank provisions
Part 5 - Consignment procedures
Part 6 - Requirements for the construction and testing of packaging, intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), large packaging, tanks and bulk containers
Part 7 - Provisions concerning the conditions of carriage, loading, unloading and handling
Annex B
Part 8 & 9 - Provisions concerning transport equipment and transport operations
Commission Directive 2004/112/EC - uniform procedures for checks on the transport of dangerous goods by road
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health,
- Transparencies
- Certification material
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